Anne Davidson, left, and her roommate, Cassandra Novotne, prepare their first dinner in their new home in Steamboat Springs on Thursday evening. Davidson, a severe needs teacher at Strawberry Park Elementary School, bought the deed-restricted condominium after years of renting apartments. Some business leaders say there aren't enough affordable homes, such as those in Fox Creek Village, for their workers.

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Business leaders stress need for affordable housing

A 27-year-old severe needs teacher at Strawberry Park Elementary School, Anne Davidson has always been a renter. That changed April 19, when she closed on the purchase of one of the last available condominiums at Fox Creek Village, a Hilltop Parkway development built by the Yampa Valley Housing Authority.